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Peeling back the impact of climate change on traditional birch crafts in Kitigan Zibi

Canoeing across the Arctic with Dave Greene

Autumn paddling and northern lakes with musician Sam Polley

Paddling the Peel Watershed with Bobbi Rose Koe

Articles

People & Culture

She who holds the canoe: a ceremonial pilgrimage along the Peacemaker’s Trail

Cayuga Elder Norma Jacobs follows the historic path of the Messenger of Peace — an exploration and discovery of the traditional territories, her culture and herself

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8 minutes

Travel

How to craft a canoe

A visit to Miramichi Canoes in Doaktown, N.B. is a master class in the craft of canoe building and an introduction to life and lore in “The Miramichi”

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7 minutes

Patrick hunter sits with artisan canoe paddle

People & Culture

Interview: Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter talks about his latest collaboration

The painter and graphic designer discusses his roots, his craft — and his new collection of artisan canoe paddles

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5 minutes

Travel

Canoeing in Alberta: A mystic trip down Milk River

A Southern Alberta paddling destination lined with fascinating geological formations and First Nations rock art

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7 minutes

Exploration

How a four-man crew traversed one of Canada’s last wilderness frontiers by canoe

The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador

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3 minutes

Exploration

Joanie and Gary McGuffin, Canada’s First Couple of canoeing

Episode 66

They turned their honeymoon into an epic canoe trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic; 40 years later, Gary and Joanie McGuffin share tales of their adventures together and their advice for young explorers

68 minutes

Exploration

James Raffan

Episode 7

Explorer and “canoe evangelist” James Raffan reflects on the symbolic importance of the canoe to Canada and his most recent expedition in the Marshall Islands